Reinforced insole.



G. L. ROLLINS. REINPOROBD INSOLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1911. 1,026,225.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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I QEORGE L. ROLLINS, 0F BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS, -ASSI(`Jr1\`l'0R 'F0-'W'. H.

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COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATIDN Y* nmnronenn InsoLE.

Specicationoi Lette'js Patent.

Patented May 14, 1912.

Application filed September 28', 19,11.`- .Serial No. 651,694. i

T 0 all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE L. RoLLiNs,

of Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth forced by a stay of any material suitable for the purpose, for instance, a-textile fabric such as duck or other cloth, or other nia terial. l

My particular object is to supply a want which has Vnot as yet been met by reinforced iiiner soles as heretofore inade,1iiamely, to

supply a sole having the desirable character` istics as followsz--irst the full stiffness and strength of the stock in its original condition at the edge of theinsole; secondJa flat and smooth surface over .the entire area bounded by the rib; third, additional reinforcement at the rib; fourth, the abscnge of a groove or gutter on the face of the sole opposite to that from which the rib proje` and following the course of the rib. in;v short it is my ob]ect to combine all ot these 30 .features in a single sole.

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` Referring to the drawings, a represents an inner sole which is ordinarily made of leather, but sometimes made lof leather 4 board,pasteboard,or some such material less expensive than leather. Formed integrally on the sole is a lip or rib b provided to receive the stitches which unite the upper leather and welt strip to the inner sole. This lip ory rib is formed by cutting a chan- `rih and the bottom of the channel c..

nel, represented by1 c in the face of the sole,

Land turning up that part of the material of the sole which lies over the channel, at right angles to thc plane of the sole. nel c is cut from a line welll within the edges of the sole, following the outline' thereofI more or less closely, andextending part way only to the edges. In othef' words, the inner limit of the channel is distant from the edge of the sole an amount equalito the height of the rib plus the extension` qf the sole`outside Vof the rib.' The rib is thus formed entirely of material cut from .they face of the sole The chan-` Y back-yor insideof the base of the rib. The

reinforcing strip or stay strip d, preferably of some such textile fabric as duck, is lai;l in ,the angle between the inner face of the The width of the strip is approximately 'equal to the height of the lip plus the width of the channel. and its thickness is about equal to the depth of the channel. It thus lies in the channel practically tillfing the same, and

against the inner face of the rib. lt is ce-y mented or otherwise firmly secured to the surfaces against which it bears, and thus reinA orccs the rib. An additional reinforcement is providedby a sheet or layere7 preferalilfyalsooftclotli, which is placed against the face""ofthe sole in the area bounded by the rib'and overlies this face and also that.

portion of the stay strip d which lies in the channel. Adjacentfto ,the rib it is turned up so that it lies against the inner face of the rib, or ratherl of the stay strip which lies against the rib. In other words the ttirned- Y up part of the reinforcin fsheet lies against4 the composite rbrformel 4.ofsthe lip b and theturned up edge` of the ,straight strip d.,

It is secured by cement or the like against".

the faces with which it comesin Contact. The reinforce e thus adds to and strengthens, the entire facev of the sole and makes of the p up the channelflandvmake the istitehrreceiying yrib a :cein'posite'f rib formed Qff'one. thicknessof leather (or of Whateverother-l'isiihstance the body of the sole may be composed) ndA-threthicknesses or layers of.

'iIt'isgndt'fessential that the reinforce Je should extend either quite to the edges' of solle, or-'elyen outside of the rib, .and in faziother' embodiment of the invention, as illustrated in Fig. 3, I have shown the edges ofjthe reinforce as terminating-at the' top ofriloT forml of the invention, howeyer, is? the saine in respect to the addiigeinfofr'c'e vor p stay which lies betweenl letlier'ycore-foftherib and the external reinforcegf-"Both' forms of the linvention therefore include a supplemental stay `or ref f inforce'ment wit-hin the *external reinforcei ll'iientlf in os't'- important purpose hejsuppleinental reinforce or sta inl is to Vfill p i urfaces ofl fthegsolefto Whicfhthe outer reinforce is applidand continuousgf Theother :pur-

pose gis] ftofpifoy'idedditional strength in the'H stitch-famineri b Y l If y ain va-Ware' that. yI'nany forms lof insoles provided fyvith stitch-receiving rib have been made, ISuch.; filiere they are\-integral with'thesole 'areformed either by channelingorislittinginward from the edge of the` sfole',` orf-fromnea-r the edge, or by channel# ingfoutwardfroin aline relatively -far Within the. bound a ries the sole. When' the rib: -isy formed-by th iirst methodthefedge of? the sole, which fis needed. to hold the 1 ipperid'oiyn;to, theI Welt andV give the propershape-:to' the .lippen is weakened, so that :this purpose isimperfectly served. The addi` tionof. .a-.reinforce on the feather edge of Lherfisole doesnotrestore the strengthlost bysuch channeling, and only imperfectly overcomesthe objections to -soles made in thisWay: 'Onthe other hand soles which are channeledinsidjeof the rib. are weakened 2 at this* partfsothatfwhatis termed a gutter"-l forin's inthe oppositeface of the slesSiich opposite face-is the-one which is exposed inSidethe-ShOe, andagainstwhich the foot ofthe wearer bears. The gutter which de- -yel'ops'jthijoughf'the weakening of the outer yfaciefof the sole `by thezchannel inside the lip i's "objectionable for lmany reasons. No

' methdd of'freinforcing a lsole channeled in" reinforcing sheet which seq-ilently.

hifmfanierfhasfbeen able to overcome this fares-'I `ain aware. By the iinp'roy'ein'eit which I' have madelthe channel ishfllled by "the supplemental strip, and the lies over it is not depressed or offset into-,the channel. Conthe outer reinforce is smooth its entirewidth, both inside-and'outside the I rib, isWitho-utthe objectionable gutter`-on the face exposed Within .the shoe, and is stronger .than heretofore; The last nanied- 'feature Lis a 'very importanty and valuable fr one, for l1in-avoids a Very Areal danger of spoiling .the shoe. vthat' in sewing the' upper and Welt; to" an inner sole of the Gein type, that' the cloth `reinforce tears. Sucha thing isiless liable to happen with my insole, because the inner Wish it t o belmdei'stood'that'my inven l tion vis applicable to .insoles' of Whichy theV "body'fis made of any material now known to be, or which maybe found suitablefor making. insoles, and -of which-the reinforc-'- are nforce as Well as the outer reinforcetakes Sometimes it" happens' ing niembersare'also of` any material suit#z able -to the purpose,wheth`er. cloth, leather,

"Vhereier fn the description and claims I refer to the inner side of the riborthe inner face of the rib,for deiineA a location as being inside the rib, I-1nean-the side or 501e and toward .the .Gemert-hereof." c

I claim, y l. An insole having ai lip risingfrom the strip, and the l-ip.

lip and the-bottom of thefchannelV-'of such AWidthand. thickness as snl-,ls'tantially yto fill thriiugh'out its entire. extent between the inner' side-'of the lip;v

vface of .the -rib'away from the edge'of' the' Vfaire thereof andhay ing 'a channel init-he'- sameface inside the lip, reinforcing stripf 'f filling such channelxand llying 'beside Athe lip@ anda reinforce overlyingthe sole',"the

lip having -a channel of substantially uniform depth which has-,Ta distinct `inner boundary, formed in one lface' inside ofthener` sole having an upstanding the channel, and 'a reinforce'I\ c),verlyin the'4 sole and strip, and being turned Upton the 4. An insole having an integral lip tiirned immediately adjacent to the base of the rib, 10

l up at right angles to the plane of the sole and co-extensive in width with the channcl.

and havlng a channel located Within 'the In testimony whereof I have aixed my; lil?, and having also fits full strength loutside signature, in presence of two witnesses.

t e said lip a rein orce lying on t e surface of the ,sole inside the` lip and turned GEORGE L' ROLLINS' up at the rib, and a supplemental reinforce Wltnesses:

Vintermediate the first-named reinforce and C. S. HOWLAN, rib, lying beneath the first-named reinforce S. C. BOYER. 

